Top court mostly upholds Obama bid to curb carbon emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday largely upheld the Obama administration’s authority to curb greenhouse gases from major emitters like power plants and refineries in a ruling that nonetheless exempted some smaller sources from the regulation.
First civil trial over 2004 GOP convention arrests begins in NY City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for four men wrongfully arrested at a protest during the 2004 Republican National Convention urged a jury on Monday to award significant damages, in the first case to reach trial after a decade of civil litigation over the …
U.S. cancels plans to fly illegal immigrants from southern border to California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Monday canceled plans to begin flying illegal immigrants to California from Texas, where processing centers have been overwhelmed by a surge of Central American arrivals including children traveling alone, o…
Obama to award Medal of Honor to U.S. ex-paratrooper Pitts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will award former Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Pitts the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. award for heroism, on July 21 for gallantry during one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghan war, the White House said …
Senate panel calls on CDC to explain anthrax incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate health panel on Monday called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a detailed explanation of a safety breach that exposed as many as 84 people at three CDC laboratories to live anthrax, a deadly pathogen…
Judge gives U.S. House panel more time to prep for court battle with SEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has granted a House of Representatives panel and one of its staffers more time to prepare for a court battle over whether they must comply with a federal regulator’s subpoenas tied to an insider-trading probe.
Obama pushes for family-friendly workplaces at campaign-like ‘summit’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday directed the federal government to give workers more leeway in determining their schedules, part of his goal to make U.S. workplaces more family-friendly – and a broad pitch to Democratic voters a…
Democratic lawmakers propose lawyers for immigrant children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. lawmakers announced legislation on Monday that would provide lawyers for thousands of undocumented minors streaming across the border into the United States, saying forcing children to face deportation proceedings…
White House rejects raising gasoline tax for highway fund
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday rejected a proposal that would hike the gasoline tax in order to prevent the federal Highway Trust Fund from running out of money in August.
Raytheon to resume production of warhead after successful test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Raytheon Co on Monday said it expects to soon resume production of an updated warhead, or “kill vehicle,” used for U.S. homeland missile defense after the system successfully intercepted a dummy target over the Pacific.
